Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) unleashed on former Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton's ties to Wall Street during Saturday
night's debate, prompting a quick counterpunch from the
Democratic front-runner.

"Let's not be naive about it. Why, over her political career, has
Wall Street been a major — the major — campaign contributor to
Hillary Clinton?" he continued. "Maybe they're dumb and they
don't know what they're going to get, but I don't think so."

Sanders proceeded to make the case for why big banks should be
broken up and the Glass-Steagall Act, which separated investment
and commercial banks, should be reinstated.

"Why do they make millions of dollars of campaign contributions?
They expect to get something. Everybody knows that. Once again, I
am running a campaign differently from any other candidate. We
are relying on small campaign donors," he said. "That's who am I
indebted to."

Clinton butted in.

"Wait a minute, he has basically used his answer to impugn my
integrity. Let's be frank here," Clinton said.

"No," Sanders interjected.

"Wait a minute, Senator," Clinton shot back. "You know, not only
do I have hundreds of thousands of donors, most of them small,
and I'm very proud that for the first time, a majority of my
donors are women."

Clinton then defended her record helping Wall Street "rebuild"
after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

"It's fine for you to say what you're going to say," she told
Sanders. "But I looked very carefully at your proposal.
Reinstating Glass-Steagall is a part of what very well could
help. But it is nowhere near enough. My proposal is tougher, more
effective, and more comprehensive because I go after all of Wall
Street, not just the big banks."